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The Fred Hollows Foundation New Zealand

The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ is a non-profit organisation headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand. The organisation is the sister of The Fred Hollows Foundation, which is based in Australia. Fred Hollows NZ was founded in 1993 to expand the capacity of the organisation, and now works in the Pacific Islands, Timor-Leste, and Papua New Guinea.

History

The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ was founded in 1993 approximately a year after the original Foundation was established in Australia. Originally, the purpose of the New Zealand site was to fundraise for Intraocular Lens Laboratories in Nepal and Eritrea. However since 2002 they have instead transitioned to working in the Pacific Region. New focus is on training eye health care workers and resorting to sight to those in need.